hippity-hoppity

A form of hippity-hop — Moving by hopping, having an uneven gait.

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Meanings

adverbhippity-hoppity (comparative more hippity-hoppity, superlative most hippity-hoppity)

comparative more hippity-hoppity · superlative most hippity-hoppity · alternative hippity hoppity

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hippity-hop.
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    Just imagine Mr. Bird, with his poor sciatic leg, standing at the head of State Street with a bucket of water in one hand and a little engine in the other, and see him, when the telegraph strikes an alarm, starting off with all his might, hippity, hoppity, almost two miles an hour, for a fire which may be one or five miles away !

    1873, Joseph W. Bird, Protection Against Fire, and the Best Means of Putting Out Fires in Cities, Towns, and Villages, page 70
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APA

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“hippity-hoppity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hippity-hoppity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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